One Week and One Day Before I Might Be Able to Run Again (Maybe)...In the Meantime, I'm Walking (#WalkMyWorld)

Shhhh. I looked at the piles to be graded (okay, a carload of portfolios to be graded) and I went into panic mode. Normally this means I go into a 10K run mode, but I'm just this week moving at a semi-walking clip. When I returned from class, Chitunga was lying on the couch watching t.v. (which he never does) and when I asked him what he was doing he said, "Procrastinating."

His finals are next week.

I told him, "Well, I need to go for a walk to clear my mind. You're welcome to join me."

He passed and noted, "I don't feel like talking."

So I left, I got about three blocks when I turned around to see no other but Chitunga. "I tried calling you to wait, but you didn't pick up the phone."

I responded, "Sometimes when I walk, I simply go to clear my brain. No music. No technology. Just the world as it is."

And so we walked for about 45-minutes...the furthest romp I've had since early February. I can tell from the pinching that I'm still not ready to run and, to be honest, I'm not sure I will be ready next week either.

But I am seeing hope in the fact that today I went further than I've gone in a while and that Chitunga chose to join me to clear his mind. It really is healthy simply to move and get fresh air. In fact, it is what I live for.